Food for Thought
“A system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided. It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are (as far as we know) essential to its healthy functioning. It assumes falsely, I think, that the economic parts of the biotic clock will function without the uneconomic parts.”
Aldo Leopold
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Speaking out
My colleague John Feeney has been working tirelessly to break through the widespread taboo against discussing the root cause of global society’s manifold, seemingly unrelated, yet accelerating problems: there are too many of us. And we use too many resources, … Continue reading
Posted in Oceans, Politics, Sustainability
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New kids in town get to work
[Note: I normally don't clog the blog with big swaths of text lifted verbatim from other sources, but in this case I couldn't resist. This is a copy of one of the Policy News issues I get periodically from the … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Politics, Science, Sustainability
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Death and taxes . . . and reincarnation
Recently I got an uncharacteristic surge of organizational momentum, girded my loins, donned my battle gear, and dove into the swamp of my home office filing system. Many of you will appreciate from your own experience what a daunting task … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Books and media, Sustainability
Tagged food, recycling, restoration
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